Gold Cup & Pre-World War II

**Gold Cup & Pre-World War II**
class letter	class name	notes
A	International 1 & 1/2 Litre	1920's - 1930's
B	151 Limited 151 Unlimited	151 cubic inch unsupercharged engines 151 cubic inch supercharged engines
G	Gold Cup Unsupercharged Gold Cup Supercharged
L (?)	91	91 cubic inch from ? - ?
O	PODH	Pacific One Design Hydro

**Closed Course Speed Record Holders**
Mileage Unknown
International 1-1/2 Litre Hydroplane Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
09/xx/27	Detroit, MI	William Rand (O) Ralph Snoddy (D)	*B-9 Little Spitfire*	Miller 91 8 cyl DOHC Supercharged/Purdy	42.17

**Straightaway Speed Record Holders**
One Mile
International 1-1/2 Litre Hydroplane Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)

**Closed Course Speed Record Holders**
**151 cu in hydroplane Limited Class**
**Mileage Unknown**
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
xx/xx/xx	?	Harry Miller (O) Ralph Snoddy (D)	*B-116 Angeles 1*	Miller 151 cu in 4 cyl DOHC/Hacker	47.23

**Straightaway Speed Record Holders**
**151 cu in hydroplane Limited Class**
**One Mile**
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
xx/xx/1926?	?	James H. Rand, Jr. (O) Ralph Snoddy (D)	*B-91 Spitfire V*	Fronty-Ford/?	44 (approx)

**Closed Course Speed Record Holders**
**151 cu in hydroplane Unlimited Class**
**5 Nautical Mile Lap**
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)

**Straightaway Speed Record Holders**
**151 cu in hydroplane Unlimited Class**
**One Mile**
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
01/XX/27	Newport, CA	Harry Miller (O) Ralph Snoddy (D)	*B-116 Angeles 1*	Miller 151 cu in 4 cyl DOHC Supercharged/Hacker	60.11
07/XX/27	?	James H.Rand Jr. (O) Ralph Snoddy (D)	*B-91 Miss Spitfire V*	Miller 8 cyl DOHC Supercharged/?	62.82
07/05/27	?	J.H. Rand, Jr. (O) Ralph Snoddy (D)	*B-91 Miss Spitfire V*	Miller 8 cyl DOHC Supercharged/?	?

**Closed Course Speed Record Holders**
5 Nautical Mile Lap
Gold Cup Unsupercharged Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
09/01/33	Detroit, MI	George Reis	*El Lagarto G-18*	Hacker/Packard	61.973

**Straightaway Speed Record Holders**
One Mile or One Kilometer
Gold Cup Unsupercharged Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
09/29/40	Detroit, MI	W. E. Cantrell	*Why Worry*	Arena/Hispano-Suiza	98.368

**Closed Course Speed Record Holders**
5 Nautical Mile Lap
Gold Cup Supercharged Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)

**Straightaway Speed Record Holders**
One Mile or One Kilometer
Gold Cup Supercharged Class
Date	Site	Name(s)	Boat	Engine/Hull	Speed (MPH)
10/09/40	Detroit, MI	Herbert Mendelson (O) Clell Perry (D)	*Notre Dame*	Arena/Duesenberg	100.987

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